Includes bibliographical references (p. 439-471) and index.

The economics of networks -- The structure and functions of networks -- The design and costs of networks -- Pricing network services -- The regulation of networks -- Network regulation basics -- Economic effects of regulating access to networks -- Pricing of access to networks -- Constitutional limits on the pricing of access to networks -- Policy applications -- The regulation of local telephone networks -- Antitrust as applied to network industries -- The regulation of last-mile broadband networks -- The regulation of broadband networks and the internet : network -- Neutrality versus network diversity -- The regulation of broadband networks and the internet : network -- Neutrality versus network capacity.